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NJ Dept of Transportation, PA Dept, of Transportation, Smart Smart Transportation Transportation Guidebook Guidebook March 2008. The
goal of the Guidebook is to integrate the planning and design of our transportation system in a manner that
fosters development of sustainable and livable communities. The Guidebook has equal applicability to rural,
suburban and urban areas. http://www.smarttransportation.com/assets/download/Smart%20Transportation%20Guidebook.pdf
Smart Communities Network Creating Creating Energy Energy Smart Smart Communities Communities, Communities Green Development Codes and
Ordinances http://www.smartcommunities.ncat.org/greendev/codes.shtml
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Essential Essential Smart Smart Growth Growth Fixes Fixes For For Urban Urban And And Suburban Suburban Zoning
Zoning
Codes Codes, Codes draft September 2009. Local governments are discovering is that their own land development codes
and ordinances are often getting in the way of creating vibrant communities that attract jobs, foster economic
development, and are attractive places for people to live, work, and play. The USEPA’s Development,
Community, and Environment Division (DCED), or Smart Growth Program, has developed this document to
help those communities looking for “essential fixes” to their codes for smarter, more environmentally
responsible, and sustainable communities. http://www.smarttransportation.com/assets/download/2009_essential_fixes.pdf
Victoria Transport Institute, Transportation Transportation Demand Management ( (TDM (
TDM TDM) TDM Encyclopedia Encyclopedia – Smart Smart Growth
Growth
Reforms Reforms. Reforms describes planning, regulatory and fiscal reforms that help create more efficient land use.
http://www.vtpi.org/tdm/tdm95.htm For a more detailed report see Smart Growth Reforms
http://www.vtpi.org/smart_growth_reforms.pdf
Tools Tools to to Implement Implement Specific Specific Recommendations
Recommendations
Recommendations
1) Reform Zoning oning and Regulations – to support building forms, densities, and
dimensional dimensional standards standards consistent consistent with with with infill infill infill projects
projects
Alexandria, VA, Infill Infill Task Task Force Force RRecommendations
R ecommendations Alexandria appointed an Infill Task Force in 2007 to
study the zoning code and recommend changes to encourage and accommodate infill. Those changes were
adopted in 2008. Find the adopted changes at: http://dockets.alexandriava.gov/fy08/062408rm/di46.pdf
For more information about the Infill Task Force go to: http://alexandriava.gov/Infill and for a summary of
infill activities in jurisdictions surrounding Alexandria go to:
http://alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/planning/info/infill/pnz_infill_summary_102507.pdf
Austin TX, Special Use Infill Options and Design Tools Available Through Through the the Neighborhood Neighborhood Plan
Plan
Combining Combining District District (NPCD) (NPCD) January 2009, Special Uses are designed to permit a greater diversity of
housing types and to improve compatibility between existing neighborhoods and new development.
ftp://ftp.ci.austin.tx.us/npzd/website/Planning_Zoning/infill_tools.pdf
Dane County, WI, Better Better Urban Urban Infill Infill Development Development (BUILD) (BUILD) Program Program, Program Model Land Use Codes, Madison, WI
Land use codes can pose significant barriers to creation or improvement of walkable, diverse, compact
communities. Many ordinances create single-use districts, impose minimum lot size and set-back
requirements, and mandate street widths that make walking less safe and appealing. The BUILD program has
developed tools that Dane County communities can use to examine and revise their land-use codes so that
they encourage good infill development and Great Neighborhoods. These tools include:
� Model Tradition Neighborhood Development Ordinance
� Big Box Ordinance Summary
http://www.countyofdane.com/plandev/community/build/codes.asp
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